Combined stock extension and holster for firearms



1. e l fifteenta oet.. 20. i925.

Beitliieiilftheir and' ALBERT G. Swinnen, citi fof vigliifchthe .followingisa specification.

' and firearm.

AThisinventin'relates'to a holster oftha't type towhich a firearm can beY attached so l n that the holster can be used as-a stock'exten`V ,jsio'nr for rthe firearm, to insure accuracy in iiring.

An important object of the invention is to facilitate rapid assemblingfv of the holster 'Another Objectis to ins re yagainst slip`- .page of the firearm in the clamping means f of the holster.

' with longitudinal stiffness ofthe holster.

-. A further Object isV lightness, Ombined The" accompanying drawings illustrate the Y y invention.

`rFig.V y1 is a side eleyati'ono'f a combined stock-extension and holster constructed in accordance with the provisions of thisV in vention, firearm being indicatedgas sup .l ported by the holster in firing position.

Fig. 2 lis an enlarged inver Fig. 4 is an enlarged frontend View Vof vthe clip` with tlhe stock vof the firearm Vin place therein. Y i 1 I.

. -The holster isV indicatedin general bythe character u and the firearm by thercharacter* jb, in Fig. 1.

'sheet members 4 of leather, or the'equivalent lof vsuch material, and an intermediate stiff- The holster comprises outer ening lmember 5 of sheet metal. vThe member 5 may be constructed, for' example,l of thin sheet'metal. The members 4 and 5 are wider y at one endvthan the other andare concave at shoulder.

one'end,- as indicated at 6, so as to Vfit the Secured to one of the members4 is a mem- Y ber Tof leather, or the like, which', in` con ,junction with said member 4, formsa-.po'cketto receive the barrel portion Vof the firearm b', in amanner well'understood'in this l i art. The smaller endsv of vthe* members 4,5; `extendbe'yond the member' 6, as indicated vat v 8, and securedto the portion 8 byrivets' '9,

' Lor theirequivalent, isa clip comprising a ,1. f @domeinen .einen saranno-Nennnomineren ted'plan view of the holster showninf-Figl;

Fig. 3is an enlarged ragniental ysection "yon Vtheline indicated by line 3-35- Fig. v1.

The members 4, 5, v6 constitute-a i stock-extension portion. Y

"Va l Y efpistol stocl cengges the stock 1s positioned in` the member- 10, as

in y.Fig-. 1.v The provision of the shoulder c l13y is important as .it materially assistsfin connecting the firearm: firmly in thel holster.

The cross member13 is notched at its'forward edge at 14, and in the notchiits the -rl THOMAS 1w; i NEELfANnQiBnRm.- e; s-HAEFER, orlvminmcamnenme.

la n i l.. f t. @gia which l.when i lianes@ entries release catch of' the cartridge `magazine of.

the'pistol F ig. 1.

From

the foregoing description it will be b. VThis catch is indicated at inf-V1. f

seen that the firearmcan be insert-ed in the,

holster for convenient carrying of there-' arm, inV a Amanner well understood in this" art. 'The firearm may be drawn and used in the hand kwithout attaching it to the holster but,Y` when greater accuracy of iiring is de` sired, the forward portion of -thelower'end v,

of the stock c will be thrust forwardly and4 downwardly into theclip 10 and thev stock will then be'swungdownwardlyfand rear. war'dly to bring the heel thereof' into engage# Y ment-"with the cross'member 13, with Ythe catch l inserted vin the notch 14. -The'forward Vend portions of' the lmemberslO, 11V i havenotches 15..;(see Fig. 4), so that the for.V Y wardly and downwardly `projecting toe c of f the stock c will engage the notchesl and thus, in conjunction with the `cross member a 13, prevent the pistol from tilting upwardly and rearwardly in Vrelation to theqholster.

95 A To remove thejpistol from the slip 10, it

is only necessary tov forcibly tilt the pistol forwardly and vdownwardly.relative yto the holster s0k as to swingthe heel of theY stock v, f c upwardly away from the Vcross member 13- the operation being just the reversevof` that employed in mounting thepistolin the clip. The improved holster isle'xceedingly sim- .ple in construction and, it. will be seenfrom l Y thek foregoing description of the operations of mounting and dismounting thefpistol, that saidoperations are very simple and can be quickly performed.v

l/Ve Claim:

1. A combined stock-extension andv 'holster'.

for a firearm comprising, outer sheet'mem'f bers, a sheet metal stiening memberfbetween the outer' members, a member secured to one of the outer members and forming in conjunction therewith a pocket to receive the barrel portion or' a. irearm, and at split spring clip secured to one vof the outer members and having an integral cross member to engage the heel or' the stock or' the tirearm.

2. A combined stock-extension and holster for a, firearm comprising a stock-extension portion, a member forming in conjunction with said portion a, pocket to receive the barrei portion or a inearm, and. :i` splitV spring clip secured to the stock-extension portion and having an integral cross member to engage the heel or the stock of the tirearm.

3. A combined stock-extension and holster for a. iirearm comprising, a stock-extension portion, a member' forming in conjunctibn with said portion e pocket to receive the barrel portion of e iirearm, and a,` Split spring c'iip secured to the stock-extension portion and having an integral cross member to engage the heel 'or the stock or' the firearm, 'the opposite sides oi the clip adjacent tothe Split being notched to receive the i'orwardiy und downwardly projecting toe of the stock to prevent in conjunction With the cross member tilting of the iirearni upwardly land rearwardly.

,Signed at Los Angeles, Uaiiornia, this 22nd day of December 1924.

THOMAS W'. NEEL. ALBERT Gr. SHAFFER. 

